MT Beaver

[throttlejocky20]

So a buddy of mine lives on a hill side. There is a Mt Beaver thats causing havoc on the hillside above his house. At this point parts of the hill are starting to slide and he needs this thing removed. What is the best way to take care of this creature as i have no experience with them?

[Cylvertip]

My guess is there is a colony of them.  This thread that is also currently active should give you some idea.  The land owner himself may be able to use 110's but he would need to clarify with Olympia and head of NWCO program on if and how to go about that, unless someone here knows for sure. 

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,194120.0.html

[NRA4LIFE]

Yes, there is most likely more than one.  First, figure out what they are eating.  That should be fairly easy.  Then bait a have-a-hart or similar trap with that, putting the trap right by their active burrows.  You should get all of them in a few days.

[throttlejocky20]

Thanks for this input.

[Humptulips]

Can't use 110s. The Department will write you a permit for padded footholds for them though.

On another note, anybody catching them give me a call. I have a buyer interested in mountain beaver skulls, up to 100.  $2 each.

[Cylvertip]

I was thinking that at one time, the land owners (or their direct employees) had more leway as to what they could use.  I thought the timber companies where still able to have their on the payroll trappers use more options than what we can.

[2MANY]

Try petting the Beaver.

[Humptulips]

I was thinking that at one time, the land owners (or their direct employees) had more leway as to what they could use.  I thought the timber companies where still able to have their on the payroll trappers use more options than what we can.

Nope, no exceptions for big timber. Granted nobody is out there checking them so I imagine they do pretty much what they want.

[Kit Carson]

I use apples and carrots as bait. Just put the cages in front of the burrows. Use some rebar to stake them down if the burrows aren't level. It gets a little tough when the burrows are completely vertical (unless you have special traps), but I think if there are lots of burrows close to each other then they are probably using them all so even if you can only trap on the horizontal burrows you should still trap a few. If the traps are slanted down towards the burrows I've had issues with bait rolling down under the pan. For this, I shove pieces of apples and carrots through the bottom of the cages so the bait doesn't move. Good luck